1. www.enisa.europa.eu 1 Secure printing An uncontrolled printing environment is a major danger. The following should be taken into consideration for securing printing assets: 1 Location of network/local printers: printing devices located in public areas should be secured; 2 Access: who is allowed to print, scan and copy documents; 3 Type of documents which are printed, scanned, copied; Costs: increase costs

2. www.enisa.europa.eu 2 Secure printing ENISA’s guidelines, checklist… 1.Define a document flow and management 2.Ensure physical security of printing devices 3.Ensure printing device logical security 4.Ensure security of print data on hard disk or sent-to-printing devices 5.Check how resilient your printing environment is 6.Track printed copied and scanned documents to fax and email 7.Establish a reporting flow on printing jobs 8.Define a corporate policy or procedures to govern the use of printing devices 9.Organise awareness training 10.Establish a secure printing strategy 11.Define indicators to measure the success and benefits of the secure printing strategy 12.Establish baseline for evaluation 13.Document lessons learned

3. www.enisa.europa.eu You want to read more ? 3 ENISA link: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/security- month/deliverables/2008/secure-printing https://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/security- month/deliverables/2008/secure-printing Summarize: This white paper gives a brief outline of the data which is susceptible to security breaches/incidents, highlights potential risks associated with document printing and copying, and lists good practice guidelines which aim at helping readers to overcome secure printing obstacles within the environment.